Dec 20, 2013 · J.E. Lighter, Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang (1997) has separate entries for noogie and tough noogies but includes first cites to each term from …

Dec 17, 2015 · Here's a second 1855 reference: to a "Shananigan ditch" dug in gold mining country in California in 1855. "On the first day of June, 1855, the defendants constructed two …

May 20, 2015 · (humorous, slang) Expressing fear. (humorous, slang) Expressing empathy with unpleasant or undesirable circumstances. [Wiktionary] Yikes! Where did it come from? OED …

Dec 19, 2013 · The slang term minge in the sense of quim dates from the beginning of the 20th century. However, neither the OED nor Etymonline has any idea where it came from. Here are …

here's one definition of peng. Adj. 1. The best, great, excellent, often heard with reference to drugs. E.g."This weed is peng!"

Aug 23, 2019 · I've looked it up on phrases.org.uk, which gives the following quote as the first usage:. This began life in the USA, in the late 19th century, with a slightly different meaning …

It may be more the structure than the word "arse" that is at the origin of this. There are a few expressions where you can use a whole range of words, but the important thing is the structure.

Feb 25, 2021 · In Gullah — the dialect spoken by "black people living on the sea-islands and tide-water coastline of South Carolina and Georgia" (), including any area reached by diaspora — …